CAP in the News Archive

The February 2020 release of the updated Cancer Protocols, Biomarker Reporting Templates, and electronic Cancer Checklists (eCCs) also included an all-new Reporting Protocol for the Examination of Gross Autopsy of Adult Decedents.

This innovative and unique program invites patients into the laboratory to see first-hand what their very own cancer looks like. The hope is that each patient is armed with more knowledge, strength and power to better manage the fear and anxiety that often comes after a cancer diagnosis.

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Laboratory Accreditation Program is about accuracy, safety, quality, reproducibility, and a dozen other things. But at heart, it is about building a healthy culture in the laboratory, one that fosters excellence, collaboration, and continuous quality improvement, which ultimately benefits patients. This is the story of one laboratory’s educational journey, the challenges it presented, and the benefits that accrued.

The staff at Our Lady of Lourdes laboratory and the Medical Center’s administration understands that patients are priority one and it has been that way since receiving their first CAP accreditation more than 55 years ago.

Dr. Kimberly Allison is a pathologist specializing in breast cancer diagnosis. She’s also a young mother. Imagine her shock when she became a breast cancer patient herself. Find out how precision medicine and targeted therapy saved her life and could save yours, too.